tumhein ik baat kahni thii ijaazat ho to kah doon main ye bheega bheega sa mausam ye titli phool aur shabnam chamakte chaand ki baatein ye boonden aur barsaatein ye kaali raat ka aanchal hawa men naachte baadal dhadakte mausamon ka dil mehkati khushbuon ka dil ye sab jitne nazaare hain kaho kis ke ishaare hain s abhii baatein sooni tum ne phir aañkhen fer leen tum ne main tab ja kar kahii samjha ki tum ne kuchh nahin samjha main qissa mukhtasar kar ke zaraa neechi nazar kar ke ye kahtaa hooñ abhii tum se mohabbat ho gaii tum se

bhalii si ek shakl thii bhale dinon ki baat hai bhalii si ek shakl thina ye ki husn-e-taam hona dekhne men aam sina ye ki vo chale to kahkashaan si raahguzaar lage magar vo saath ho to phir bhala bhala safar lage koi bhi rut ho us ki chhab fazaa ka rang-roop thii vo garmiyon ki chaanv thii vo sardiyon ki dhoop thii na muddaton juda rahena saath subh-o-shaam hona rishta-e-wafa pe zidna ye ki izn-e-aam ho na aisi khush-libaasiyaan ki saadgi gilaa karena itni be-takallufi ki aaina haya kare na ikhtilaat men vo ram ki bad-maza hon khwaahisheinna is qadar supurdagi ki zach karen nawaazisheinna aashiqi junoon ki ki zindagi azaab hona is qadar kathor-pan ki dosti KHaraab ho kabhi to baat bhi khafi kabhi sukoot bhi sukhun kabhi to kisht-e-zaafaran kabhi udaasiyon ka ban suna hai ek umr hai muaamalaat-e-dil ki bhi visaal-e-jan-faza to kya firaq-e-jan-gusil ki bhi so ek roz kya hua vafaa pe bahs chhid gaii main ishq ko amar kahooñ vo meri zid se chid gaii main ishq ka aseer tha vo ishq ko qafas kahe ki umr bhar ke saath ko vo bad-tar-az-hawas kahe shajar hazar nahin ki ham hamesha pa-b-gil rahenna dhor hain ki rassiyaan gale men mustaqil rahen mohabbaton ki wusaaten hamaare dast-o-pa men hain bas ek dar se nisbatein sagaan-e-ba-wafa men hain main koi painting nahin ki ik fra men men rahoon vahii jo man ka meet ho usii ke prem men rahoon tumhaari soch jo bhi ho main us mizaaj ki nahin mujhe vafaa se bair hai ye baat aaj ki nahin na us ko mujh pe maan thana mujh ko us pe zoom hi jo ahd hi koi na ho to kya gham-e-shikastagi so apna apna raasta hasi-khushi badal diya vo apni raah chal padi main apni raah chal diya bhalii si ek shakl thii bhalii si us ki dosti ab us ki yaad raat din nahin magar kabhi kabhi

dost ke naam khat tumne haal poocha hai haalat-e-mohabbat men haal ka bat aanaa kya dil sisak raha ho to zakham ka chhup aanaa kya tum jo pooch baithe ho kuchh to ab bat aanaa hai baat ek bah aanaa hai tumne haal poocha hai ik diya jalata hooñ theek hai bataata hooñ roz uski yaadon men door tak chale j aanaa jo bhi tha kaha usne apne saath dohr aanaa saans jab ruke to phir apni marti aankhoñ men uski shakl le aanaa aur zindagi p aanaa roz aise hota hai kuchh purane message hain jin men uski baatein hain kuchh tabeel subhe hain kuchh qadeem raatein hain maine uski baaton men zindagi guzaari hai zindagi mitaane ka hausla nahin mujh men ek ek lafz uskaa saans men pirooya hai rooh men samoya hai uske jitne message hai roz khol leta hooñ usse kah nahin paata KHud se bol leta hooñ uske pej par ja kar roz dekhta hooñ main aaj kitne logon ne uski pairavi ki hai aur sochta hooñ main ye naseeb waale hain us..ko dekh sakte hain usse baat karte hain ye ijaazaton waale mujhse kitne behtar hain main to daagh tha koi jo mita diya usne gar mita diya usne theek hi kiya usne tumne haal poocha tha lo bataa diya maine jo bhi kuchh bataaya hai us..ko mat bataa dena padh ke ro paro to phir in tamaam lafzon ko bas gale laga lena vo meri mohabbat hai aur sadaa rahegi vo jab nahin rahoonga to ek din kahegi vo tum ali faqat tum the jisne mujh...ko chaaha tha jisne mere maathe ko choom kar bataaya tha tum dua ka chehra ho tum haya ka pahra ho main to tab nahin hoonga par meri sabhi naz men uski baat sun lenge tum bhi muskuraa dena phir bahut mohabbat se us..ko sab bataa dena uske narm haathon men meraa khat thama dena lo ye khat tumhaara hai aur uski jaanib se vo jo bas tumhaara tha aaj bhi tumhaara hai

mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang main ne samjha tha ki tu hai to darkhshan hai hayaat teraa gham hai to gham-e-dehr ka jhagda kya hai teri soorat se hai aalam men bahaaron ko sabaat teri aankhoñ ke siva duniya men rakha kya hai tu jo mil jaa.e to taqdeer nigoon ho jaa.e yuñ na tha main ne faqat chaaha tha yuñ ho jaa.e aur bhi dukh hain zamaane men mohabbat ke siva raahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siva an-ginat sadiyon ke tareek bheemaana tilism resham o atlas o kamkhaab men bunwaaye hue jaa-ba-jaa bikte hue koocha-o-baazaar men jism KHaak men luthde hue KHoon men nahlaaye hue jism nikle hue amraaz ke tannooron se peep bahti hui galte hue naasooron se laut jaati hai udhar ko bhi nazar kya kijeye ab bhi dilkash hai tira husn magar kya kijeye aur bhi dukh hain zamaane men mohabbat ke siva raahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siva mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang

Nazm ik baras aur kat gaya shariq roz saanson ki jang ladte hue sab ko apne KHilaaf karte hue yaar ko bhoolne se darte hue aur sab se badaa kamaal hai ye saansen lene se dil nahin bharta ab bhi marne ko jee nahin karta

main kitnii sadiyon se tak raha hooñ ye kaayenaat aur is ki wus'at tamaam hairat tamaam hairat ye kya tamasha ye kya samaan hai ye kya ayaan hai ye kya nihaan hai athaah saaghar hai ik khala kana jaane kab se na jaane kab tak kahaan talak hai hamaari nazaron ki intiha hai jise samjhte hain ham falak hai ye raat ka chhalni chhalni sa kaala aasmaañ hai ki jis men jugnoo ki shakl men be-shumaar suraj pighal rahe hain shahaab-e-saaqib hai ya hamesha ki thandi kaali fazaaon men jaise aag ke teer chal rahe hain karod-ha noori barson ke faaslon men phaili ye kahkashaaen khala ghere hain ya khalaon ki qaid men hai ye kaun kis ko li.e chala hai har ek lamha karodon meelon ki jo masafat hai in ko aaKHir kahaan hai jaana agar hai in ka kahii koi aaKHiri thikaana to vo kahaan hai jahaan kahii hai sawaal ye hai vahaañ se aage koi zameen hai koi falak hai agar nahin hai to ye nahin kitnii door tak hai main kitnii sadiyon se tak raha hooñ ye kaayenaat aur is ki wus'at tamaam hairat tamaam hairat sitaare jin ki safeer kirnen karodon barson se raah men hai zameen se milne ki chaah men hai kabhi to aa ke karengi ye meri aañkhen raushan kabhi to aayegi mere haathon men raushni ka ek aisa daaman ki jis ko thaa men main ja ke dekhoonga in khalaon ke phaile aangan kabhi to mujh ko ye kaayenaat apne raaz khul ke suna hi degi ye apna aaghaaz apna anjaam mujh ko ik din bataa hi degi agar koi waiz apne mimbar se nakhwat-aamez lahzhe men ye kahe ki tum to kabhi samajh hi nahin sakoge ki is qadar hai ye baat gahri to koi pooche jo main na samjha to kaun samjhaayega aur jis ko kabhi na koi samajh sake aisi baat to phir fuzool thehri

mere raaste men ik mod tha aur us mod par ped tha ek bargad ka ooncha ghana jis ke saa.e men meraa bahut vaqt beeta hai lekin hamesha yahii main ne socha ki raaste men ye mod hi is li.e hai ki ye ped hai umr ki aandhiyon men vo ped ek din gir gaya hai mod lekin hai ab tak wahin ka wahin dekhta hooñ to aage bhi raaste men bas mod hi mod hain ped koi nahin raaston men mujhe yuñ to mil jaate hain meherbaan phir bhi har mod par poochta hai ye dil vo jo ik chaanv thii kho gaii hai kahaan

dil vo sehra tha ki jis sehra men hasratein ret ke teelon ki tarah rahtii theen jab hawadis ki hawa un ko mitaane ke li.e chalti thii yahaañ mitati theen kahii aur ubhar aati theen shakl khote hi nayi shakl men dhal jaati theen dil ke sehra pe magar ab ki baar saanehaa guzra kuchh aisa ki sunaaye na bane aandhi vo aayi ki saare teele aise bikhre ki kahii aur ubhar hi na sake yuñ mite hain ki kahii aur banaaye na bane ab kahii teele nahin ret nahin ret ka zarra nahin dil men ab kuchh nahin dil ko sehra bhi agar kahiye to kaise kahiye

vo jo kahlaata tha deewaana tira vo jise hifz tha afsaana tira jis ki deewaron pe awezaan theen tasveerein tiri vo jo doharaata tha taqreerein tiri vo jo KHush tha tiri KHushiyon se tire gham se udaas door rah ke jo samajhta tha vo hai tere paas vo jise sajda tujhe karne se inkaar na thaus ko dar-asl kabhi tujh se koi pyaar na thaus ki mushkil thii ki dushwaar the us ke raaste jin pe be-khauf-o-khatr ghoomte rehzan the sadaa us ki ana ke dar peus ne ghabra ke sab apni ana ki daulat teri tahveel men rakhwa dii thii apni zillat ko vo duniya ki nazar aur apni bhi nigaahon se chhupaane ke li.e kaamyaabi ko tiri tiri futuhaat tiri izzat ko vo tire naam tiri shohrat ko apne hone ka sabab jaanta tha hai vujood us ka juda tujh se ye kab maanta tha vo magar pur-khatr raaston se aaj nikal aaya hai vaqt ne tere barabar na sahi kuchh na kuchh apna karam us pe bhi farmaaya hai ab use teri zaroorat hi nahin jis ka daava tha kabhi ab vo aqeedat hi nahin teri tahveel men jo rakkhi thii kalus ne ana aaj vo maang raha hai waapas baat itni si hai ai saahib-e-naam-o-shohrat jis ko kal tere KHuda hone se inkaar na tha vo kabhi teraa parastaar na tha

jaane kis ki talash un ki aankhoñ men thii aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe jitna bhi vo chale itne hi bich ga.e raah men faasle KHvaab manzil the aur manzilen KHvaab theen raaston se nikalte rahe raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe jin pe sab chalte hain aise sab raaste chhod ke ek anjaan pagdandi ki ungli thaa men hue ik sitaare se ummeed baandhe hue samt ki har gumaan ko yaqeen maan ke apne dil se koi dhoka khaate hue jaan ke sehra sehra samundar ko vo dhoondte kuchh saraabo ki jaanib rahe gaamzan yuñ nahin tha ki un ko khabar hi na thii ye samundar nahin lekin un ko kahii shaayad ehsaas tha ye fareb un ko mahw-e-safar rakkhega ye sabab tha ki tha aur koi sabab jo li.e un ko firta raha manzilon manzilon raaste raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe akshar aisa hua shehr-dar-shehr aur bastii bastii kisi bhi dariche men koi charaagh-e-mohabbat na tha be-rukhi se bharii saari galiyon men saare makaanon ke darwaaze yuñ band the jaise ik sard KHaamosh lehje men vo kah rahe hon muravvat ka aur meherbaani ka maskan kahii aur hogaa yahaañ to nahin hai yahii ek manzar samete the shehron ke pathreeli sab raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe aur k abhii yuñ hua aarzoo ke musaafir the jaltee sulagti hui dhoop men kuchh darakhton ne saa.e bichhaaye magar un ko aisa laga saa.e men jo sukoon aur aaraam hai manzilon tak pahunchne na dega unhen aur yuñ bhi hua mahki kaliyon ne KHushboo ke paighaam bheje unhen un ko aisa laga chand kaliyon pe kaise qanaat karen un ko to dhoondhna hai vo gulshan ki jis ko kisi ne abhii tak hai dekha nahin jaane kyun tha unhen is ka poora yaqeen der ho ya savera un ko lekin kahii aise gulshan ke mil jaayenge raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe dhoop dhalne lagii bas zaraa der men raat ho jaayegi aarzoo ke musaafir jo hain un ke qadmon tale jo bhi ik raah hai vo bhi shaayad andhere men kho jaayegi aarzoo ke musaafir bhi apne thake-haare be-jaan pairo'n pe kuchh der tak ladkhadaayenge aur gir ke so jaayenge sirf sannaata sochega ye raat bhar manzilen to unhen jaane kitnii miliin ye magar manzilon ko samjhte rahe jaane kyun raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe aur phir ik savere ki ujli kiran teergii cheer ke jagmaga degi jab an-ginat rahguzaron pe bikhre hue un ke naqsh-e-qadam aafiyat-gaahon men rahne waale ye hairat se majboor ho ke kaheinge ye naqsh-e-qadam sirf naqsh-e-qadam hi nahin ye to daryaft hain ye to ijaad hain ye to afkaar hain ye to ashaar hain ye koi raqs hain ye koi raag hain in se hi to hain aaraasta saari tahzeeb o taarikh ke vaqt ke zindagi ke s abhii raaste vo musaafir magar jaante-boojhte bhi rahe be-KHabar jis ko choo len qadam vo to bas raah thii un ki manzil digar thii alag chaah thii jo nahin mil sake us ki thii aarzoo jo nahin hai kahii us ki thii justuju shaayad is vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe